An 18oxygen inhalation method for determination of total body formation of nitric oxide in humans

Clinical Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 504-509

  Sakinis, Augustinas ^a   Jungersten, Lennart ^a   Wennmalm, Åke ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Isotope; L NMMA; Mass spectrometry; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN 18; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; NITRATE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENOUS BLOOD; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MALE; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN ISOTOPES;

EID: 0032590016     PISSN: 01445979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2281.1999.00212.x     Document Type: Article

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